In my book, ‘HOLY DETOX’, there is a chapter called, Building Upon Truth or Facts? The Lord taught me a valuable lesson about the importance of distinguishing truth and facts from one another. The way He brought it to my attention was through a series of facts being strewn out before me in such a unique way it was much like being in the lead role of one of those movies which reveals a strange and unexpected twist at the end. I’m not going to share that story with you today, but I am going to share what the Lord taught me about truth and facts.

I felt the prompting of the Holy Spirit to present the definitions of truth and fact, for the purpose of differentiating the two from one another. As it turned out, that seemed to be a problem with doing that. When I looked up their definitions, they were so closely related to one another, it didn’t prove the point I felt I was supposed to be making. Considering this seemed like the Lord’s idea to do this, I asked Him – what’s up with this?How am I supposed to prove the case if their definitions aren’t making a point?

This is what He told me; “According to the world’s perception, the meanings of truth and fact are so closely the same, their definitions do not carry much weight of difference whatsoever.”

On the other hand, God perceives everything from a much higher perspective. He desires to reveal His perspective to us, so we too can see from the higher view.

The Lord said, “Facts are surface evidence. In other words, facts are what can be seen from an onlooker’s perspective. It’s what can be seen or proven in the natural realm. Truth may not be visible from the natural perspective. It’s the unseen reality that reaches farther and deeper than what can be contained merely on the surface. Truth and facts are likened to the body and spirit. The body is a natural entity that can be seen and certain facts are told by observing it. There’s a reality within the body that is of much greater depth of truth in which cannot be seen with the natural eyesight. (that the spirit within the person).”

A few days prior to preparing this, I heard the Lord say, “We are at the brink of a greater awakening than what this generation has ever known. Because of this awakening – manifestations of the spiritual realm will begin to happen more frequently in the days to come and at a greater depth than what many may have ever experienced to this present time.” He then, after a couple of days, continued to speak to me about this saying, “The enemy always counterfeits what My Spirit is doing. This is a time to be keen, sharpened, and intimately in-tune to what is truth. You will need to look beyond the facts displayed before you to rightly discern between what is fake and what is genuine.”

Fake – one that is not what it purports to be: A worthless imitation passed off as genuine.Genuine – possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real.If we are to be sharp to what is truth as opposed to what is a clever imposter of truth, we need to know the Lord well. We can only achieve that by spending time with Him, listening to His voice, and studying His word. We also need to know without a shadow of a doubt, who we are in Him and what authority we’ve been given through His name.

Let’s not be ignorant in knowing, we do have a spiritual enemy. We need not fear the enemy but we do need to be aware of the game he plays. The enemy is all about deception. If we can fall into his game of deception then it’s highly likely we’ll be maneuvered off track from God’s truth. When we’ve stepped off track, we then tend to lay down our authority. It’s not taken, for it cannot be taken from us, rather, we hand it over. Just as Jesus said in regard to His crucifixion, “No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.” John 10:18When the Spirit of God is within us, nothing we have been given from Him can be stolen by the enemy, it can only be handed over of our own accord. That doesn’t mean we cannot be tricked into handing it over, because that’s exactly what his game of deception is all about.When we move off track through deceptive tactics, oftentimes it brings discourse and division among the members of the Body. Sometimes we even begin to place our focus on idols that come to us disguised as light. (too much focus on our careers, hobbies, another person that sways us away from a strong walk with the Lord, etc.)

It’s easy to assume we’re above the deception. How many times have we thought to ourselves? Not me, I’d never fall for that!? In my own life, I know there have been many times, I’ve wondered how someone else could have gotten themselves into the predicament they did when to me it seemed so obvious at the forefront of it. I’m pretty positive other people have thought the same thing about circumstances in my life. Especially in times of chaos and confusion, which life does occasionally bring to us, without holding onto truth with the tightest grip possible, it can be easier to be deceived than one might think.

Without the presence of truth, facts do not necessarily create a valid foundation. A conclusion based on mere facts alone can be nothing more than assumption placed between each fact, bonding them together to from a completion. Think of it like this; we have a fact, then we take a hunk of assumption and place it on top of that fact using it like glue, then we place another fact on top of that, bonding the two facts together with the assumption we’ve placed in between for the purpose of creating a conclusion. This method is used frequently in the courtroom by prosecutors when they are trying to convince a jury someone is guilty of a crime. It’s called circumstantial evidence. The problem with this method is, without knowledge of actual truth, although it has the appearance of reality, this can be way off base.

2 Kings 6:15-17 “When the servant of the man of God got up in the morning and went outside, he saw troops, horses, and chariots surrounding the city. Elisha’s servant asked, “Master, what should we do?” Elisha answered, “Don’t be afraid. We have more forces on our side than they have on theirs. “Then Elisha prayed, “Lord, please open his eyes so that he may see.” The Lord opened the servant’s eyes and let him see. The mountain around Elisha was full of fiery horses and chariots.”

When the servant judged the situation by what he could visibly see before him, his conclusion was that of failure in the battle they were about to face. The facts were, they were visibly surrounded by their enemy. Then, when the Lord opened the servant’s vision to see the truth beyond the natural facts, he then saw a totally opposite perspective. The truth was, there was a greater army fighting for them than what there was against them. Therefore, he no longer saw defeat, he saw the victory at hand!

If you listen to the radio or watch television at all, most likely you’ve been hearing much ado regarding ‘fake news’. The so-called fake news would like to sway us into falling prey to a false belief system. The fact is, it really is ‘news’. We tune into the news channel to hear it, or we hear it being broadcast over the radio during the news break. The truth is, the stories being reported aren’t entirely filled with truth. There’s a dab of truth mixed in with a few facts along with assumption and accusation. All those things are then being labeled as the whole picture. Truth is not genuinely truth unless everything within its contents are entirely true.

The Holy Spirit revealed to me, “there will be a coming of counterfeit signs and wonders that we need to be spiritually sharp to the deceptions they will carry within”. Will the signs, miracles and wonder be facts. Yes, they will be actual documented events. Although documented as factual, the origination of those events will not be from a core and foundation of truth and that’s what makes them counterfeit. Think of it in comparison to counterfeit money. The money is made to appear nearly identical to the genuine money. The difference being, as highly skilled as the counterfeiters are, they still cannot replicate the money exactly. The professional who has spent time studying and has been trained to detect the fraud can discern the difference between the original and the reproduction. To the layman who is unskilled in detecting the counterfeit, it may sneak past us as the genuine thing. If you have a slight amount of knowledge in what to look for, there is one way to expose a counterfeit bill from one that is genuine and that is to hold it up to the light. When held to the light, there are a couple of features that reveals itself as being counterfeit or genuine. The Light always exposes the lie from the truth.

The fact is, Jesus was beaten and crucified on a cross. By all appearances, He was defeated. He died. The truth is, He conquered death on that day, and rose from the grave in the greatest VICTORY that ever was or ever will be! He’s alive!

The fact may be, you’ve been diagnosed with cancer. The truth is, Jesus has given us victory over sickness and disease.

The fact may be, you’ve fallen into a mess of sin. The truth is, Jesus has given the grace to you that your sins may be forgiven and you can be set free of the bondage of sin.

The facts may be present, but let’s not stop there with receiving the facts as the entire truth. Deep calls unto deep and the depth of the Spirit of God within us may be asking you to believe to a greater extent than you’ve ever done before, it may be requiring your faith to go above and beyond what you think you are capable of doing, or it may be asking you to issue mercy to someone that goes against all facts your hearing and seeing about them in the natural. There may very well be a greater revelation of truth awaiting our perception.

Let’s be wise in what we’re judging according to the facts presented before us. Let’s not judge one another wrongly by placing too much faith on a set of facts. Let’s also be wise and discerning in testing the spirits as to not jump into wrongful alliances per facts displayed. Let’s be seekers of the truth.

Remembering always; The Truth has the power to transform your so-called present reality into Kingdom reality.

The Lord has been speaking to me personally here of late, about His signs and wonders beginning to manifest at an acceleration than what has been the norm for most of us. In the past, I experienced a season of oil manifesting on the soles of my feet during times of worship. I've experienced gold and ruby dust upon the palms of my hands, as well as my arms and legs. I've had fillings in my teeth turn to gold. I've had a feather appear on two different occasions, and have seen and heard angels talking & singing.

Last week, during worship, prior to speaking at a conference, I felt a strong unction to go brush my hair. I thought it was quite strange that I would suddenly during worship feel the urge to stop and walk back to my chair to brush my hair, but since it was a rather strong unction within, I did so. It wasn't until after the fact that I realized even the manner I brushed my hair was different than what I normally would have. Normally, my stance while brushing my hair would be to basically place my arm behind my head and brush downward without turning my head or looking. This particular time, I later realized I automatically brushed it in a completely different form. I tilted my head to the side and made a long stroke down the entire length of my hair while watching the bottom part of my hair. When I did this, I thought I saw something sparkling, fall from the length of my hair. I brushed it again on the other side in the same form and this time intentionally watched. Yes, I did see something sparkly fall when I brushed it. I did this a couple more times, then in my excitement, I went over to my friend, and yes, I interrupted her worship, to show her. While brushing my hair, I asked, "Do you see that?" Yes!! Yes, she saw it too. In fact, she cupped her hands beneath my hair and caught gold dust in her hands. I then went to one of the other women who was ministering at the conference and showed her. I felt like a kid at Christmas time. I had gold dust on my palms during worship at that time, but this was an entirely new experience for me.

A bit later I went into the bathroom so I could get a look at my hair, and surprisingly enough, I couldn't see the gold dust in it at all by looking directly at my hair. It fell when I brushed it, but was not visible looking directly at it.

That took place on a Thursday prior to me speaking at the conference. On Wednesday afternoon the Holy Spirit told me, "We are at the brink of a greater awakening then what this generation has ever known. Because of this awakening, manifestations of the spiritual realm will begin to happen more frequently in the days to come and at a greater depth than what many may have ever experienced to this present time."

On the following Sunday, after shopping and dining out, when we returned home I looked in the mirror and thought I saw something sparkle in my hair. I took a closer look and once again, I had gold dust appearing in my hair. This time it wasn't falling out as before, but was actually visibly appearing. Of course, I was excited and asked my husband to verify he was seeing it too. On this occasion I was able to see it directly, as well as lift my hair in sections and see it throughout the layers of my hair. During this manifestation not only gold dust was appearing but also a blue, which I assume was sapphire dust.

God is fun! He's exciting and loves to share the treasures of His kingdom with us. Why not? If you owned everything imaginable wouldn't you take great joy in blessing your children with gifts that you know would cause them to squeal with excitement and wonder?! Of course you would. Our Father God owns every treasure there is to have, and He delights in sharing them and surprising us with signs and wonders every now and then. When we receive these gifts of the signs and wonders, it's alright and in fact, it's GOOD to share the delight in receiving them. Be childlike! Have fun with them and let the Lord know how excited you are to have encountered His heavenly treasures.

One final note, don't seek after the signs & wonders, rather seek after a full relationship with the One who owns all the heavenly treasures and you'll find your greatest love and fulfillment imaginable and as you abide in His presence, the signs and wonders will follow you.​​In the photo below, if you look closely you can see gold specks and also a bit of blue. It didn't photograph well. In person it showed up easily so this photo doesn't do it justice but it's the best I could capture on camera. I wanted to share the experience with you if at all possible. so it's not the best quality but at this time it's the best image I am able to get.

About a month ago, I dreamed; I was walking along the sidewalk of a city street. Along the walk I came upon a little girl crouched down in the middle of the sidewalk. I stopped, bent down and talked to her for a moment. I then asked her what her name was. Her name was, “Heaven”. At that moment, I picked her up and carried her everywhere I went. I went into restaurants and stores and theaters and so forth, and as I did I carried Heaven with me into all those places.

As the Body of Christ, we are called to be carriers of Heaven. We are kingdom people, people not of this world but living in this world. What does that mean exactly? Let me first say what it doesn’t mean. It doesn’t mean we do not have an obligation to obey the laws of the land in which we live in. We are not exempt from the laws of the Federal Government, or the local district in which we reside in. So, no, I did not give you permission to speed or to stop paying your taxes. lol

Not being of this world means we are not subject to the consequences of the curse of sin which affected the natural realm, nor are we subject to the bondage of sin. We have promises from the Lord when we become born again into His Kingdom. Our inheritance is salvation. Salvation entails much more than life in Heaven after death. We have an inheritance to walk in right here, right now as we are alive and breathing oxygen from this earth. What is it? Healing (all manners – emotional, spiritual, physical). Forgiveness. Grace. Resurrection power. Miracles. Deliverance. Casting out demons. Prosperity (having our needs provided for). Abundance (having an overflow to share). Healthy minds. Joy! THE GOOD NEWS OF THE GOSPEL!

“I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you imprison, God will imprison. And whatever you set free, God will set free.” Matthew 16:19

We have been given the authority – the right – the access, if you will, to do the will of that which is of Heaven. We have the kingdom of heaven dwelling inside of us and it’s the Lord’s will for us to release the kingdom everywhere we go. He tells us to preach the good news of the gospel to all people. The good news is, we have forgiveness of sins when we repent and accept Christ as Savior, which guarantees us an eternal home in Heaven with God, but it is also; healing the sick, lifting up the broken-hearted, feeding the poor, helping people to be free of bondage – whether demonic or deceptive mindsets or addictions; it’s hope to the hopeless; and most importantly, it’s unconditional love so that all people see God’s heart through us.

Maybe a week or so prior to the dream about carrying Heaven, I was given a different dream. This dream was probably the shortest dream I’ve ever had from the Lord. I had it two nights in a row and it was very detailed. I saw myself standing in a large corridor type place. I could sense people behind me as if they were lining up in front of a banner taking photos. It reminded me of being on the red carpet of the Emmy’s or at the Oscars or some type of an awards event that was a big deal. In this dream, I was not looking outwardly as from my own perspective, rather, I was being looked at as if from a perspective other than my own. I have revelation that this means this dream is not only for me personally. It’s for me and the rest of the Body of Believers. The Holy Spirit also gave me further revelation that I was being seen from God’s perspective of me/us. The clothing I wore was a strong focus of what the dream was about. I wore a long, red skirt, a yellow gold belt and a blue tank that had the Superman emblem on it. I also heard a specific song in the background. The song I heard playing was A popular secular song by Charlie Puth, “One Call Away”. I had heard the song many times, but had never actually given attention to the lyrics. After having this dream two consecutive nights, I decided to do a search of the lyrics of the song. I suggest if you’re not familiar with the lyrics, to look them up. God told me He was speaking to me and His Body through the lyrics of this song and for the most part, we’ve been oblivious to it. When I listened to them, it broke me and I could sincerely feel the Holy Spirit singing that song over me.

In regard to this dream, the Lord told me I wore the outfit that I had on because that’s how He sees us. To the secular world it says “superman” or “supergirl”, but God says to Him it says, “Supernatural Girl” (or man). We are His supernatural people!

The word the Lord is speaking to us is, He is about to send His supernatural men and woman into the market place, into the industries and specifically into the media and entertainment arenas. He’s sending His people in, with a targeted focus on women in this season, to have a powerful, Godly influence. It’s not necessarily going to look like what you think it’s supposed to look like. He says it’s time for us to inhabit, indwell and influence the secular industries so it’s no longer belonging to the secular realm above the Kingdom realm. The dominion is not supposed to be that of the world’s but rather that of the Kingdom. He’s not sending us into these industries with religious condemnations and thumping everyone over their heads with our beliefs. This move of the kingdom will not look like the preconceived ideas we’ve had about it. We’ll deliver the message He gives to us with gentleness, yet effectiveness, having the ability and creativeness to capture and impress those of power and influence.

God is already infiltrating the secular industry. The media and entertainment fields are already being influenced by His Spirit, but we have not been aware of it being Him who is influencing the movies and songs coming from a great portion of the secular entertainment industry. Has it all been entirely wholesome in the way we think it should be if God is the influencer? No, but keep in mind, He is more than able to deliver a message capable of influencing the chain of command for sending a specific message through media and entertainment. All the while the person or people who are receiving it, still interprets it through the filter they presently are viewing through. Therefore, the message gets put into circulation, and yet still has the world’s flavor shown upon it. It may not be our perfect idea of what it should look like, but consider it likened to an underground railroad in the spiritual realm. We’re passing the Lord’s messages through to the world, using their own means of transportation, for the purpose of transformation.

This is not about us merely reaching one another within the Body. This is about us reaching the world, that they might be saved. We’ve been in the confines of our church walls, and our fellowships and it’s been good, but now it’s time to bust out of those boxes and step out into the world, for the benefit of the world’s salvation.

For some there’s been a holding back of touching the world with the gospel on their level, for fear of becoming dirty from the sin they’re walking in. Greater is He that’s in us, than he that’s in the world. We carry His presence, so unless we choose to partake in the same sin, we will not become dirty with someone else’s sin by choosing to go into their world and loving them with the unconditional love and saving grace of the Father. There’s a difference between being in the presence of and partaking in.

We have been empowered supernaturally for this purpose of taking the gospel to the lost. We don’t need to be afraid, we don’t need to think that we cannot do it, because He’s given us everything we need to be equipped for the task at hand.

Not long ago while I was worshipping, I was given a vision from the Lord. In this vision, I saw a large clay pitcher a few feet in front of me. I then felt the urge to walk to it and step inside. As I stepped into the empty clay pitcher, I could feel my body as if it were melding into the pitcher. I willfully became as one with it, and there was no longer a differentiation between me and the pitcher. Even my appearance took on that of the pitcher.

Then I saw a man from the top of the knees down. I saw nothing higher than just above his knees, but I knew it was Jesus. He wasn’t wearing a robe or a gown as one might think. He was dressed in casual trousers. (I believe this depicts this present day of age.) He walked over to the pitcher/me, and lifted it up and carried it/me. He carried the pitcher into one place, set it down and allowed it to pour out for awhile. After a specific amount of time, He would then pick it up and carry it into another place, also pouring its contents out for those who were present there. This repeated over and over until the vision ended.

There’s a common theme throughout the two dreams and the vision. God is bringing us a message that the three are all tying in together. The message being, we are a people filled with the supernatural power of the Lord, able to deposit the kingdom of Heaven wherever we go, whether it be through Him strategically positioning us in new careers or within our daily activities in the community we live in.

The vision shows us clearly of us being a people laying down as surrendered vessels unto the Lord and by His Spirit being carried into wherever it might be we are to personally go. We’re not going by our own strength nor are we going alone. His strength will carry us and deliver us and His Spirit abiding in us keeps us continually filled.“Then he replied, “This is the word the Lord spoke to Zerubbabel: You won’t succeed by might or by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Armies.” Zechariah 4:6

This morning I heard the Lord say, “Repeat after Me; Not today devil! Today is the day of salvation and you are not permitted to steal it away. Turn around and go back to your pit of fear!”

As we know, every day we have breath is a gift of God, and being every day is a gift, then every day is also the day of our salvation to behold.

2 Corinthians 6:2 “God says, ’At the right time I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.’ Listen, now is God’s acceptable time! Now is the day of salvation!”

Within the word salvation are the following meanings - deliverance, rescue, safety, welfare, prosperity, victory. Therefore, within this day - this very day you are in right now, God’s will for you is to receive the deliverance you need; to be rescued from whatever you might need to be rescued from; to be safe; to be in a state of doing well in all areas of your life; to be successful and thrive; and to be an over-comer and achieve success against whatever odds you might be facing. In fact, this is His will for each one of us every single day of life. When? Now!

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 This is truth and the Lord’s heart for us. Anything other than that is a lie from the enemy to cause confusion and hopelessness and to discredit the promises of God.

The word says, “Keep your mind clear, and be alert. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion as he looks for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8“So, place yourselves under God’s authority. Resist the devil, and he will run away from you.” James 4:7

According to the two above verses, our enemy is on the prowl to see who will fall prey to his attacks of the mind. Whether it be doubt, confusion, fear, critical thoughts, or that of sin. But the Lord has the solution already mapped out for us. That is; Give ourselves entirely over to the Lord – our thoughts as well as our actions, and resist the devil by simply saying “No! Now GO!”

Our enemy is cunning but he has no more power over us or in our lives than what we allow him to have. Yes, there are times when we become deceived and maybe he gets a foothold and gains control into our lives, but the truth of the matter is, even if for a time we’ve given him that entry, we always have the right and authority to take the control and access back from the enemy and hand it over to the Lord where everything we have rightfully belongs. It’s a matter of recognizing who we belong to and that we have the spiritual legal authority to take back and hold onto all ground we may have knowingly or unknowingly surrendered. By recognizing the Holy Spirit dwells within us, we understand taking back ground of our lives is one in the same as surrendering our lives unto the Lord’s authority.

So, today, tomorrow or the next time you hear the footsteps of the enemy prowling and seeking to devour, make up your mind to not allow anything to be stolen even for a moment and declare, “Not today devil. Today is the day of my salvation and you are not permitted to steal it away. Turn around and go back to your pit of fear!”

Back in May at the Destiny Arising Summit (Dr. Theresa Phillip's "Destiny Arising" organization), I received a word from Annabelle Wallnau confirming to me what the Lord privately spoke to me some years ago.

Annabelle prophesied;"You know how you were the 'Supernatural Girl' the other day? That was prophetic because you are the supernatural girl. And the Lord is saying, "you're gonna be way more visible and you're gonna be way more verbal, and you'll have the microphone allot more and you won't even be afraid of it."I saw you having not only healing gifts but miracles. The creative miracles so that when people are blind and you put your hand up there, they're actually going to get an eyeball. A brand new eyeball. Not just one, if they need two, they're gonna get two. And if they don't have an eardrum, or they can't hear, they can hear now suddenly when you pray. If they can't hear in both ears they're gonna get two new ears!

​When I was a teenager/young adult I would have never imagined that we as a society would be facing some of the controversial issues we now do daily. The fact of the matter is, this is where we are and turning a blind eye to all of it, solves nothing. Neither does addressing it incorrectly.

We all have been hearing much discussion, debate and even arguments regarding the recent Kathy Griffin photo shoot. I, in no way disagree that it was a horrid imagery to release into the public eye. Whether the image be that of the President or any other person, it is still a matter of horrific moral display. I agree with that conclusion.

With that being said, let me state what I don’t agree with. I do not agree with the type of backlash – we the people of God – are putting out there and targeting Kathy Griffin with. I’m seeing a steady flow of name calling, less than beneficial criticism, condemnation and a repeated recalling of her “sin” being spewed out over her.

First of all, let me state; accountability and condemnation are not the same. Accountability takes place when someone takes a responsibility of recognition for their personal actions. Condemnation is a forced weight of guilt and shame laid upon someone else for the purpose of punishing them for an action they took part in.

Condemnation – “Condemnation comes from the verb condemn, "to strongly disapprove." You might criticize something that you still think is worthwhile, but if you express condemnation, that’s laying a heavy moral blame. Condemnation is used in law, and means the same thing as sentencing; you might have heard a judge say “I condemn you to ten years of hard labor.” Also, a very dangerous building will be sealed up and deemed uninhabitable by an act of condemnation.” [Source: Vocabulary.com Dictionary]Condemnation - “a statement or expression of very strong and definite criticism or disapproval” [Source: Merriam-Webster]

Accountability takes place naturally when the heart softens and receives a personal conviction within. More often than not, when a person feels the conviction of wrong-doing within their heart, a positive change is the result. Condemnation promotes shame and although may enforce an outward response of change, it does not produce an effectual and lasting change within the heart.My question would now be; as Believers in Christ Jesus and His love and grace, what is or should be our goal within every given situation as well as for every person? Stoning? Control? Salvation? Redemption? Liberty? Healing? Bondage? Life? Death?

As people who are representing Jesus and His love and covenant, I know which of those above choices should be the correct picks. That leads me to another question. Are our words, responses, and actions correctly depicting who Jesus is and the message He and the Cross carries?May I suggest, as Believers in Jesus, that we begin to fight these battles in the effective and powerful manner we were given to go to battle with by the Holy Spirit? Let’s lay down the stones and take up prayer and life producing declarations!

What if we decided to become unified as one Body? The Body of Christ – and as one, set our hearts and minds to stop speaking words that condemn Kathy Griffin but rather have mercy on her, and in that mercy - the same mercy that we’ve been given time and time again – we begin to sincerely pray for her salvation and the renewal of her mind and heart in Christ. What if we declare that God perfectly knit her together and has a plan for her and pray that she steps into the perfect plan of God for her life? What if we pray blessings and the will of God over her? How much more powerful would that be for; the sake of our President; the sake of Kathy Griffin; the sake of all who she may be influencing – not to mention, for the sake of our testimony of Jesus Christ?! It’s a win-win situation.

The Word tells me it’s God’s desire for no one to perish. That means our President as well as Kathy Griffin.

“The Lord isn’t slow to do what he promised, as some people think. Rather, he is patient for your sake. He doesn’t want to destroy anyone but wants all people to have an opportunity to turn to him and change the way they think and act.” 2 Peter 3:9

We did not earn our salvation, it’s a free gift, therefore neither can we expect those who are still of the world to earn their salvation. As freely as it was given to us, we are to freely give to those around us. The truth is, the moment prior to us being transformed in Christ through the gift of salvation, we were filthy sinners deserving nothing more than condemnation. The beauty of grace through the Cross is that Jesus did not come so that we would receive what we deserve. In fact, it’s just the opposite. He came to deliver us from what we deserve!

“For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that anyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. God did not send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it.” John 3:16-17 “Then he said, “Go into the world. Go everywhere and announce the Message of God’s good news to one and all.” Mark 16:15. We frequently use this scripture to confirm mission trips and being sent into other nations. I believe whole-heartedly it does give instruction for us to leave the comforts of our homeland and as the Spirit leads, go into foreign lands to deliver His message. I also believe it’s more than that. I believe it also can mean, the world around us, right where we’re living. The Word tells us we’re no longer ‘of’ the world but it’s not the Lord’s desire that we be taken ‘out’ of the world. If we remove ourselves from the world then who will give the message of the gospel to the world? Who will be the light that shines into the darkness if we refuse to walk where it’s dark? Keeping our eyes and hearts affixed on Jesus allows us to move about within the world and yet not be filled by its influences. Being the light in the world means we must not battle the issues of the world by worldly ways. We are to be set apart and fight the good fight with the higher ways. Love. Prayer. Words that create life and peace.

I hear the voice of the Holy Spirit saying, “I challenge you to become a mighty of people of prayer who pray in one accord for the return of My children who have strayed into the world, but whom I have created to be a powerful impact on the world with My message of hope and truth through the gifts and talents I have placed within them. They have a powerful message of deliverance hiding inside of them but they became ensnared by the fantasy of what the world could offer being greater and more fulfilling than what My peace gives. They have strayed and become entangled but through your unity in prayers of agreement and love they can be brought back home to continue in their industry powerfully for Me.”

When the Lord is speaking this into my hearing there are two performers I clearly see in my mind’s eye. The first being, Katy Perry (Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson) and the second is Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta). These two women have been given amazing talent by the Lord Himself. They may not have made decisions along the path of their life that is reflecting this talent being used for God’s glory, but nevertheless the talent within them is still as much as from the Lord as what is the greatest worship singer. When we are created from the very beginning of life, we are given gifts and talents from the Lord. Just as He knitted every portion of our physical being together, He knitted within us those talents and gifts as well. He does not force us to use our talents for Him, therefore some stray onto a path that is not of His will. The promises of the world can become very enticing if we are not strong in our walk and steadfast in discernment of truth. When the world’s lure snags us, we then fall prey to its deception and can quickly become under its bondage as well.

Just as the Lord has challenged us to unite for these two women, (as well as whoever else He may lay on your heart) let’s remember they have become victims to the seductions of a very real enemy who practices in deception. Instead of condemning and snubbing our noses to them, let’s purpose to get on our knees on their behalf and pray fervently for their return to their Creator, who loves them as much as He does anyone of us. His desire first and foremost is for their salvation. Secondly, these people have a call of God on their lives to be a powerful voice of influence for the Kingdom.

As the Lord has spoken to me to deliver this message, I therefore challenge you to come into agreement through prayer and declaration for the return of these ladies into the Kingdom of God and for them to return to their purpose and destinies in Him. When we unite as one Body, in one accord with the Holy Spirit, together we can accomplish the miraculous. Please, let’s lay down the stones – pick up the prayer shields, unite as ONE BODY, and watch what can be accomplished when we move together in His love & Spirit as He has called us to do.

If you accept this challenge please pass this on to those who are in your sphere of influence and let us become one body of Christ moving in agreement – going into the ALL world with the good news.

The final push in childbirth is always one of the most difficult because the birthing mother has come to the point of exhaustion and oftentimes struggling with the false perspective that this laborious process is never going to come to an end. That final push takes every bit of strength the mother has, to push that newborn from the hiddenness of within the womb into the natural world of being seen, felt and heard. More often than not, at the onslaught of the final push, the mother feels as if this is an impossible task. It’s as though all of her breath, energy, focus, and strength have been catapulted into the most painful and yet most desired task imaginable, of which there is no turning back from.

Then again, although the final push takes the most strength of the entire birthing process and the greatest concerted effort, as well as possibly sometimes the most painful moment of the birthing process - that final push is also the most rewarding as it reveals the life that was being nurtured and developed within the inner-most being and then brought forth declaring the most blessed heritage from the Lord and the mystery of life being birthed/manifested into our natural world!

We, as the Body of Christ are at the threshold of the season enduring the final push into birthing our callings, businesses, destinies, next steps, new directions, etc. It's tough. We may be tired with very little strength left, even-so, don't let discouragement deceive you, the strength is there for this final push into what the Lord has seeded within us and is about to declare in its manifested state into our world.

“When a woman gives birth, she has a hard time, there’s no getting around it. But when the baby is born, there is joy in the birth. This new life in the world wipes out memory of the pain. The sadness you have right now is similar to that pain, but the coming joy is also similar. When I see you again, you’ll be full of joy, and it will be a joy no one can rob from you. You’ll no longer be so full of questions.” John 16: 21-23

So, Church, don’t give up! Push with all your might! You are at the brink of laying eyes on the desire of your heart in this new season. That which has captured your heart but seems so far from your reality is about to come forth in the newness of life, for not only your benefit; for those who are within your path; and for some others who you have not yet encountered.

“Shall I bring to the point of birth and then not deliver? asks the Lord your God. No! Never!”Isaiah 66:9

​An infant is expected to behave in all manners that an infant would. That infantile behavior is appropriate and acceptable for that time. On the other hand, if an adolescent were to display behaviors such as an infant there would be nothing appropriate or acceptable found in their behavior.

Why? Because in all areas of life whether it be in character, self-discipline, faith, job skills, relational interactions, education, etc., we are expected to continue a process of growth and maturation accordingly.

"When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things. " 1 Corinthians 13:11

If we become complacent in striving to develop and grow then we also have stepped into settling for a type of dormant, unproductive "self" - something less than who we are intended and created to be. We then rob ourselves of the abundant life God has chosen for us, as well as cheating those we love and others' around us out of experiencing the best of who we are and given the opportunity to draw from what we have to contribute.

To be 'who you are' doesn't mean you are to stop learning how to become "the best you", you can be.

"Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. I do not count myself to have apprehended but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3: 12-14

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About me in a nutshell;I'm Taffie & I currently reside in Indiana with my husband, Steve and youngest son, Jacob. Although residing in the Midwest, we often make the trek to our favorite get-away spot in Oregon, where we have a second home. First and foremost, I love the Lord and living life in His presence. I love my husband, our children and have a passion for writing & sharing the experiences and revelation the Lord has given to me (whether big or small) with the hope of encouraging others in this journey called life.